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again in the autumn of 1901, trusting to see the lineal descendants of my 

 last year's friends. I might mention, en passant, that I took a number of 

 Colias editsa during September, but did not see C. hyale at all. — 

 J. E. Campbell-Taylor; Roath Park, Cardiff. April, 1901. 



Vanessa polychloros. — A fine specimen of the large tortoiseshell, 

 which had evidently hybernated there, was taken in a house at Kingstou- 

 on-Thames, in the afternoon of March Slst, and given to me. — H. E. 

 Annett; Church Street, Walton-on-Tharaes. 



Vanessa atalanta. — A larva of this butterfly, about one and a quarter 

 inch long, was given to me at the beginning of September, 1900. It 

 received no more food, and pupated at the end of the month. From this a 

 very small but perfect imago emerged a few days before Christmas. The 

 pupa had of course been kept indoors. — K. Rainbow; King's Road, 

 Kingston-on-Thames. 



Leucanea extranea and Dasycampa rubiginea at Torquay. — I 

 should be pleased if you would record the following iu the pages of the 

 'Entomologist': — In searching the sallow blossom near here, I had the good 

 fortune to capture two specimens of D. rubiginea, one of them a splendid 

 specimen ; also, later iu the evening, I saw a larger moth dart from the 

 blossom and settle on a piece of bramble. This I captured, and found it 

 to be a magnificent example of Leucanea extranea (female). As I could 

 hear it very restless iu the box I killed it, and, except for a small part of 

 fringe of right upper wing missing (this it knocked off during the few 

 minutes iu box), it is in fine condition I showed it to my friend Mr. Terry, 

 and he, without hesitation, congratulated me. — M. Crocker ; 7, West- 

 bourne Grove, Torquay, April 11 th, 1901. 



Xylomiges conspicillaris in Somersetshire. — I am glad to be able 

 to confirm the occurrence of X. conspicillaris at Taunton, as recorded iu the 

 last number of the 'Entomologist' [ante, p. 130). On Good Friday, 

 April 5th, a fine specimen of this insect emerged in ray breeding-cage, from 

 pupa dug near Taunton early in January last. — Alfred S. Tetley ; 

 Llwynon, Newtown, North Wales, April 10th, 1901. 



LYCiENA argiolus IN LoNDON. — At half-past ten o'clock this morning I 

 observed a specimen of L. argiolus flying about a chestnut-tree in the 

 garden of Moreton House, which stands at the eastern corner of the 

 Gilston and Brompton Roads, South Kensington. Unless the butterfly 

 had been bred indoors and released on emergence, its appearance at so 

 early a date, considering the cold and backward spring, seems as strange as 

 the locality in which it was observed. — R. S. Mitford ; 35, Redcliffe 

 Square, South Kensington, S.W., April 2ind, 1901. 



On April 25i;h I saw a specimen of L. argiolus flying around a lilac 

 hush in Lillie Road, West Kensington. — H. Mc Arthur; 35, Averill Street, 

 Fulham Palace Road, W. 



Early Spring in West Sussex — For various reasons I was unable 

 to do any field-work before February, when I began pupa-digging. The 

 first emergence was that of Taniocampa incerta on Feb. 18ch, and on 

 the same oate I took a fine dark Pkigaiia pedaria, at light. Tne first 

 Hybernia leucophaaria was taken the tollowing day. On the '^Sth Tanio 

 campa pulverulenta emerged, and I also found two larvae of Arctia villica 

 in their winter quarters while pupa-digging. On the 26th Tmniocampa 



